Wichita eagle., 1887-06-01
EAGLETS.

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The attempt to boom Secretary Lamar
will prove a boomerang.
Toronto is opposed to reciprocity be
tween the United States and Canada.
The Gazette says in less than two years
Abilene will be running factories with nat
ural gas.
The Kansas Democrat says: Pass the
odious Occupation Tax, and you will dig
deep the grave of Topeka's boom.
The leading papers of Kansas are paying
glowing and deserved tributes to the mem
DRY of the late lamented editor, Capt. W.
S. White
| In the interest of the young ladies We
will remark that it does not pay to fret, or
worry, or eat too much ice cream during
| the hot weather.
It is claimed, we do not know how truth
fully, that Victor Hugo sang of France and
celebrated her glories. but he invested his
money in England, where it sdill remains.
1t is settled that DR.. McGlynn viii not
60 to Rome within the next forty days.
His lecture arrangements carry him be-
yond that time, some of them made since
he received the summons.
Tuesday of last week was the Queens
birthday and was observed by Britons in
all parts of the world. In many places
the day was observed by anti English de-
monstration by the Irish.
If people living south of Wichita should
see brilliant light in the north they should
not too quickly conclude they have seen
the star of of Bethlehem. 1t may turn out
that they have seen the light from the gas
well now being bored at this place.
1t is generally conceded by our farmers
that the prospect for splendid crop of
corn has never before been equaled in
Sedgwick county at this time of year. The
fields are clear of weeds, and scarcely
grain of seed planted has failed to grow.
Bill Nye says he expects to make great
deal of money out of his last book because
it is larger and thicker than any he has
ever published before. "What the public
wants, he said, sis big book-one that
can be used to prop up the lounge with
when the leg is broker
The Wichita base ball club continues the
pleasing process of hopping their grounds
with clubs from other cities. 1t may, how
ever be stated as matter of fact that the
Arkansas City club sometimes has hold of
the handle of the mop and our club takes
the position occupied by the rag on that
indispensable piece of household furniture.
To show that the Kansas City Times has
no ill-feeling against Wichita or the EAGLE,
its editor modestly remarks that lit is a
matter of Indifference 20 us how many
Wichitas are scattered along the Arkansas
river. As for the sunny haired editor we
wish him no greater harm than that he may
increase and multiply"
There are few people of the vast throng
who gathered around the remains of the
late editor, under the spreading forest trees
last Sunday, to pay their last tribute to an
entsrprising citizen and warm-hearted
friend, that did not feel elevated by the
eloquent words and catholic sentiments ut |
tered by Rev. Adams.
There has been a Sort of superstition for |
a generation or two in England that rise |
In the price Of British consels to point |
above the average in preceding years pre-
sages war. Within the past ten or twelve |
days this security has gone higher than !
any point ever before attained, the quota
ton on Saturday last having been 1O3 GIG.
The Freeman Of Kingston, N. Y, says:
"The American people have so rooted and
grounded the principle of free speech in
their social, political and religious systems
that any effort looking toward its repres |
sion or restriction is looked upon as an in
tolerance and survival of darker and |
more barbarous ages Invariably it reacts
upon the agents of prescription.
The Globe-Democrat remarks that "Ex- |
Secretary Manning undoubtedly speaks |
with the prescience of prophet when he
announces from London that the Demo
cratic program in the next canvass will be |
Cleveland and tariff reduction. Mr.. Man
ming may not, and probably was not, as &C
a financier as his admirers
believed him to be, but there can be no |
doubt that he is an acute and sagacieus
observer of the political tendencies Of the
time"